Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
airway
airway management, ventilation and O2 therapy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ?airway; flexible breathing tube inserted through the pts nose to maintain an open airway | nasopharyngeal |
| to breath or to provide ventilations at a higher than normal rate | hyperventileate |
| type of oxygen mask used with a resevoir bag to deliver high concentration oxygen | nonrebreather |
| ?reflex; reaction of vomiting or retching when something is placed in the back of the mouth | gag |
| bluish or grayish skin color resulting from a lack of oxygen | cyanosis |
| device that uses oxygen under pressure to deliver artificial ventilations (abbr.) | fropvd |
| breathing | respiration |
| passage by which air enters or leaves the body | airway |
| devices that aid in maintaing an open airway | adjuncts |
| ?breathibng; signs of this include minimal chest movement and diminished breath sounds | inadequate |
| Valve that allows control of the amount of oxygen supplied to a patient | flowmeter |
| insufficieny of oxygen in body tissue | hypoxia |
| poviding breaths artificially | ventilation |
| ? airway; curvd device inserted through the patient's mouth to maintain an open airway | oropharyngeal |
| seamles steel or loightweight alloy tank containing a gas under pressure | cylinder |
| surgical opening in the neck through which a patient breathes | stoma |
| device that delivers oxygen through two prongs inserted into patient's nostrils | cannula |
| respiratory ? ; the reduction of breathing to a loevel insufficient to support life | failure |
Created by:
emttas